Photos: Sneak peek at modern art gallery

Updated 12:59 PM ET, Thu June 14, 2012

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Sneak peek at modern art gallery – Visitors get a preview of a sale of impressionist, modern and contemporary pieces at Sotheby's auction house in central London on Thursday, June 14. This piece by Indian-born British sculptor Anish Kapoor is valued between $622,000 and $932,000. The sale will take place Tuesday, June 19.

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Sneak peek at modern art gallery – Frank Auerbach's work is included in the sale.

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Sneak peek at modern art gallery – Joan Miro's "Peinture (Etoile Blueu)" is among the most important works by the artist that has ever come to auction and is expected to fetch $20 million to $30 million.

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Sneak peek at modern art gallery – A visitor walks past a piece by Damien Hirst.

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Sneak peek at modern art gallery – British artist and scientist Francis Bacon's "Study for Self-Portrait" has an estimated value of $8 million to 11 million.

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Sneak peek at modern art gallery – A shadow cast by the sculpture "Mother & Child with Apple" by Henry Moore, which could sell for $3 million to $5 million.

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Sneak peek at modern art gallery – A woman views "Girl in Mirror" by Roy Lichtenstein.

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Sneak peek at modern art gallery – "Homme Assis" by Pablo Picasso is expected to sell for $10 million to $15 million.

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Sneak peek at modern art gallery – A woman views "Swimming Pool' by David Hockney.

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Sneak peek at modern art gallery – Art by Henry Moore is displayed at Sotheby's.